They are both pretty much the same thing.Occupational sick pay is just a posh term for it.Ie managers say might be occupational sick pay where as the manual workers would get ssp.So you wouldnt get ssp as an extra as you are already in effect getting it..if that makes sense x

Its the same priniciple as ocupational maternity leave and statutory maternity leave hun. everyone will get the same statutory pay as its paid by the gov but your ocupational leave depends on the company you work for.

so for the whole time you have been off sick you would have been recieving ssp and your company will 'top it up' with their ocupational sick pay. how much a company tops up varys grately but its usualy full pay for a set amount of time followed by half pay for a set amount of time.

so although the amount you recieve changes over time you will always have been recieving ssp through your pay.

SSP is what the government say you are entitled to when you are unable to go into work at your job due to sickness but it is usually paid in the same way as your wages from your employer and into your bank account. Occupational sick pay is when your employer as a goodwill gesture puts in your contract that they will pay you more than ssp if you are off work due to sickness, i.e. they may pay you full pay or half pay. Usually occupational sick pay is inclusive of ssp.